Presente
What is happening now, habits, general truths, and plans: domani parto.
- io servo
- tu servi
- lui / lei serve
- noi serviamo
- voi servite
- loro servono
to serve
Regular -ire verb, gerund servendo, past participle servito, auxiliary avere.
Avere or essere
Here servire takes avere: il cameriere ha servito la cena. Without a direct object it takes essere: a cosa è servito?.
Lei, the polite you, takes the form of lui / lei: Lei parla.
Enough to talk about now, your plans, and the past.
What is happening now, habits, general truths, and plans: domani parto.
The everyday past for a finished action: avere or essere plus the participle.
Past habits, descriptions, and what was going on.